Baylor University offers a specialization in fashion merchandising. Careers in fashion merchandising include buyers, textile testers, retail department managers, shop managers, visual display managers, product developers and business owners. Choosing a specialization in fashion merchandising allows you to work with fashion even if you do not want to be a designer.
If you dream of designing other people's homes or businesses, you can specialize in interior design as part of a degree in home economics. According to Baylor University, you can earn a degree in interior design and gain valuable experience through internships with interior design firms. Courses in interior design range from interior desing graphics to interior design studio.
Specializations in dietetics and nutrition prepares you for a career as a dietitian and nutritionist. You study human nutrition and how the preparation and consumption of food affects the human body, and what needs to be done to achieve health and a long lifespan. Other career options include sports nutrition, pharmaceutical sales, weight management, culinary arts and eating disorder counseling.
At universities like Henderson State University, you can specialize in child care management while working on a degree in family and consumer science. This specialization allows you to work in daycares as a preschool teacher, or you could run your own daycare as a director. Other career options include child care specialists, family support specialists and careers in early childhood intervention.
It is possible to earn an education degree in home economics. According to College Board, a degree in home economics education teaches you how to teach students about life skills. You teach students how to be smart consumers, how to balance check books and how to take care of children. If you want to teach home economics, you need to be the type of person who is adaptable and can enjoy a wide range of topics from fashion to cooking.